Sailors were forced into Iranian waters - Hoon

The eight British servicemen seized by Iran last week were “forcibly escorted into Iranian territorial waters” before they were detained, the British Ministry of Defence has said.

Sailors were forced into Iranian waters - Hoon

The eight British servicemen seized by Iran last week were “forcibly escorted into Iranian territorial waters” before they were detained, the British Ministry of Defence has said.

The six Royal Marines and two Royal Navy sailors were captured after their patrol boats were said to have strayed by mistake into the Iranian side of the Shatt al Arab waterway, sparking a tense three-day stand-off.

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